Palettes / Colors / #BFCE81

#BFCE81 — Light Muted Green

#BFCE81 is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #BFCE81 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BFCE81 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9182CE; it also sits naturally between #CEB882 and #99CE82. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 81% · Blue 51%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 37% · Key 19%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BFCE81

.text { color: #BFCE81; }
.background { background-color: #BFCE81; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFCE81; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 206, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 44%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFCE81; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 206, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFCE81; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 206, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFCE81">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFCE81">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9182CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFCE81: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFCE81

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BFCE81 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BFCE81 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFCE80  ·  #BFCE82 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFCE81?

#BFCE81 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 191, 206, 129). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFCE81?

#BFCE81 is RGB 191, 206, 129 — HSL 72°, 44%, 66% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 37%, 19%.

What colors go with #BFCE81?

Its complement is #9182CE; analogous partners are #CEB882 and #99CE82. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFCE81 for text?

Black text on #BFCE81 has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.